FULL NAME: Chiranjib Biswal
NICK NAME: Bapi
GENDER: Male
BORN: January 2, 1963 in Cuttack
FAMILY: Father (Late Basant Biswal), Mother (), Younger Brother (Ranjib Biswal), Wife (Tejal Biswal), Son (Sadjyot Biswal).
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Vill/PO- Tulanga, Via, Tirnan Tirtol, Dist- Jagatsinghpur, State-Odisha, PIN- 754139 and Rajabagicha, Cuttack.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Qrs No VIC-12/2, Unit-I, Bhubaneswar & Qr No 3, Type VIII MR, Unit-5, Bhubaneswar.
E-MAIL: Chiranjibiswall@gmail.com
PHONE: 9861027077 (Mobile), 0674-2536757 (Res).
PERSONAL WEBSITE: www.chiranjibiswalinc.in
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA (Utkal) and MBA (California, USA). Studied at Stewart School and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack.
PROFESSION: Politics and business
HOBBY: Reading, Listening music
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Badminton
HOME CLUB: Juvenile Club (Cuttack) and Pragati Sporting (Bhubaneswar)
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and occasional bowler
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Utkal Universityh, Orissa U-22 and Orissa Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 8 First-Class, 1 List-A and 6 Miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from 1980-81 to 1983-84.
*     Played all 8 First-Class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played the lone List-A match in Wills Trophy.
*     His 6 Miscellaneous matches featured 5 in CK Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament and 1 in Rohinton Baria Trophy All-India Inter-University Tournament.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: 8 matches, 12 innings, 1 not out, 191 runs, average 17.36, highest score 51, one half-century and 3 catches. LIST A: 1 match, 1 innings, 0 not out, 10 runs, average 10.00, highest score 10, no catch. Bowling: 8 matches, 5 overs, 16 runs, 0 wicket, economy 3.20 LIST A: 1 match, 4 overs, 26 runs, 0 wicket, economy 6.50

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
29, 0/15, 10: Orissa vs Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 22-25 February, 1984.
34, 0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 27-29 November, 1983.
7, 0: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 22-24 November, 1983.
0/1, 15*: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 17-19 November, 1983.
51, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, DAS Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh, 10-12 December, 1982.
1, 4: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Khalikote College Ground, Berhampur, 18-19 December, 1981.
16, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 11-13 December, 1981.
24, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 5-7 December, 1981.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Functioning as MLA of Jagatsinghpur constituency, Working President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Leader of Opposition, Odisha Assembly.
*     He is the elder son of former deputy chief minister of Odisha, Basant Kumar Biswal.
*     Earlier, he was the MLA of Tirtol constituency.
*     Functioned as the treasurer of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.
*     Also functioned as the Vice-President of OPCC .
*     He is also a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
*     He is the elder brother of IPL chairman and Member of Parliament Ranjib Biswal.
*     Contested and lost as Congress candidate from Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency in 2009.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 28 June, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 24 July, 2020